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Lost Kootenays: A portal into our past

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What started off as a Facebook group, Lost Kootenays has now evolved into an upcoming book that will be released this fall. Co-authored by Greg Nesteoff and Eric Brighton, the...

Central Mountain Air offering daily flights between Castlegar and Vancouver beginning June 28th

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Starting June 28th, Central Mountain Air will be offering flights to and from Vancouver via the West Kootenay Regional Airport. Running seven days a week, prices vary each way from...

SD #20 among 13 districts introducing electric school buses

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School District #20 is getting a brand new $350,000 electric school bus. Paid for by the Ministry of Education’s $13 million Bus Acquisition Program that is proving a total of...

B.C. invests $2.3 million in Kootenay tourism initiatives

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Kootenay Rockies Tourism development projects are getting a helping hand as summer approaches. The $2.3 million in provincial funds are a part of a larger StrongerBC investment of roughly $13.6...

Beware of puppy scam

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A 60-year-old Trail woman sent a $400 electronic transfer to buy a puppy online, but no puppy arrived and the funds are lost. The incident was reported to Trail and...

Bewildered black bear stuck in truck

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A large black bear got caught inside a truck in Rossland, ironically on Black Bear Drive  That from Trail and greater detachment RCMP who said on April 20th, the bear...

B.C. launches $500-million investment fund

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The Provincial Government has announced the launch of a $500-million strategic investment fund to help position the province for a stronger post-pandemic economy. B.C. said the government has introduced legislation...

Kirk Duff narrowly wins Castlegar Mayor’s seat

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With a 42 vote lead, Kirk Duff will very likely be declared Mayor of Castlegar. The vote share was split quite evenly between all five candidates, but it was Duff...

Pair of police raids yields drugs, cash and cars

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Two separate police warrants executed simultaneously in Castlegar resulted in arrests and the seizure of suspected illicit drugs, cash...

Supreme Court of Canada decision validates the existence of “extinct” Sinixt peoples

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In a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, a majority agreed that moving to live in the American part of their ancestral territory did not prevent the Lakes Tribe from being a successor group to the Sinixt.

Castlegar Election: Preliminary results show narrow Duff win for Mayor and Bogle landslide for Councillor

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UPDATE APRIL 24: Kirk Duff leads in preliminary results for Mayor while brian Bogle's commanding lead pints to a...

Man and bear intruders break into Trail residences

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There were two reports of breaking and entering in Trail this month but only one suspect was human. On April...

West Kootenay windstorm continues to impact communities

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4:20 p.m. UPDATE: Fortis BC has provided estimates on when power will be restored to Kootenay Lake households, and...

Violent windstorm tears through the West Kootenay leaving thousands without power

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April 18, 2021 8:00 p.m. UPDATE: more than 10,000 households lost power as a result of the windstorm which...

Castlegar Councillor candidate: Heather Fancy

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As the Manager of the Castlegar ReStore for Habitat for Humanity, Heather Fancy said she also has experience in...

Selkirk College provides assistance to learners thanks to $175,000 in B.C. funds

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Selkirk College has received $175,000 in funding from the Province. This is in addition to the $159,500 of emergency assistance...
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Will the BC interior have a bigger voice in Victoria?

Politics
Should communities in BC's interior be encouraged by the fact that incoming premier Lorne Doerksen is from Williams Lake? Possibly, says one politicial science professor.

How can the B.C. NDP win back voters after their election setback?

Politics
The B.C. NDP is promising a hard look at what went wrong after its crushing Oct. 24 election loss.

B.C.’s new time zone could cause confusion for businesses, travellers, say experts

Business
Most of British Columbia stayed on daylight saving time Sunday, completing its move to permanent daylight time, but experts warn the change may create some confusion for businesses and travellers.

Louie Corrado, the oldest Trail Smoke Eater, dies at 100

Trail Smoke Eaters
Corrado, a defenseman, joined the senior Smoke Eaters in 1948 after brief stints with the Spokane Spartans and Kimberley Dynamiters. He played for the Smoke Eaters through 1956.

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB
Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.
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